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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DreadedNeith" data-source="post: 134054" data-attributes="member: 28071">I just got my avic metallica and while i was taking images in order to ventral sex my spider i noticed some damage to one of her (i think its a her. The imaged were taken at an angle because of glare from the camera flash. Makes it hard to determine the sex) pedipalps. [ATTACH=full]31215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31216[/ATTACH] Will this effect my spider in any life threatening way or will she need any kind of special care? She seems to be climbing just fine. She hasnt eaten yet but i just got her and she had fresh killed food in her enclosure the day i got her which was about 5 days ago. She hasnt fallen or anything that i have seen (and im a new T owner so i have been staring at her every hour or so). Any help from someone more experienced than myself would be greatly appreciated.</blockquote>